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[FAQ] AM625, AM623, AM625SIP, AM625-Q1, AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design - FAQs related to Processor collaterals, functioning, peripherals, interface and Starter kit

Other Parts Discussed in Thread: AM62D-Q1, SK-AM62, SK-AM62B-P1, SK-AM62-LP, SK-AM62-SIP, SK-AM62B, AM62P, TMUX1308-Q1, TPS65219

Hi Board designers, 

Refer FAQs listed below related to custom board design for AM62x processor family that could be used along with other available design collaterals: 

Downloadable excel sheet for ease of use and better searchability: FAQs Master list_AM62x_processor family.xlsx


To be able to quickly view and navigate all the published FAQs (including latest published FAQs) for all the TI processor families including
custom board hardware design FAQs relevant to Sitara processor families (AM64x, AM24x (ALV), AM62x, AM62Ax, AM62Px, AM62D-Q1 and AM335x), a filter has been added.

The up-to-date published list of FAQs for all the TI processor families can be found at this link


To view the FAQs relevant to Sitara processor families released after the last sync, look for "custom board hardware design" phrase and published date
in the listed FAQs.FAQs released before the sync date are are listed in the FAQ as a table. An excel that lists the FAQs published till the sync date is
added for customers to download

Last update: 30th January 2025

FAQ count  Domain Focus Topic Link to access the FAQ on E2E forum
1 Links to Available Collaterals and Custom Board Design Getting Started  (+) [FAQ] AM625 Custom board hardware design – Collaterals to Get started - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
2 (+) [FAQ] AM623 Custom board hardware design – Collaterals to Get started - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
3 (+) [FAQ] AM625SIP Custom board hardware design – Collaterals to Get started - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
4 (7) [FAQ] AM625-Q1 or AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Collaterals to Get started - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
5 Reference during Schematic design and Schematics Review (+) [FAQ] AM64x, AM62x, AM62Ax, AM62Px Custom board hardware design - Collaterals for Reference during Schematic design and Schematics Review - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
6 Reusing TI SK (EVM) design files (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design - Reusing TI SK (EVM) design files - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
7 EVM SK-AM62 - Bootmode configuration [FAQ] AM625/AM623 EVM SK-AM62 - Bootmode configuration - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
8 Information related to EVMs or SKs (15) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625-Q1 / AM62A7 Custom board hardware design – information related to the processor evaluation modules or starter kits - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
9 DDR Subsystem and Device Register configuration (9) [FAQ] AM62A7 or AM62A3 Custom board hardware design – Processor DDR Subsystem and Device Register configuration - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
10 Reading DEVICE_ID (7) [FAQ] AM625/AM623 Custom board hardware design – Reading DEVICE_ID - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
11 Design and Review notes for Reuse of SK-AM62B-P1 Schematics (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 Custom board hardware design - Guidelines for Reuse of SK-AM62B-P1 Schematics - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
12 Design and Review notes for Reuse of SK-AM62-LP Schematics (+) [FAQ] AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design - Guidelines for Reuse of SK-AM62-LP Schematics - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
13 Design and Review notes for Reuse of SK-AM62-SIP Schematics (8) [FAQ] AM625SIP - Custom board hardware design - Design and Review notes for Reuse of SK-AM62-SIP Schematics - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
14 Design and Review notes for Reuse of SK-AM62B Schematics (8) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 : Custom board hardware design - Design and Review notes for Reuse of SK-AM62B Schematics - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
15 Master (Complete) list of FAQs for all Sitara processor families (+) [FAQ] Custom board hardware design - Master (Complete) list of FAQs for all Sitara processor (AM62x, AM64x, AM243x, AM335x) families - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
16 Queries related to SOC data sheet Pin Attributes (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM62D-Q1 / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design - Queries related to SOC data sheet Pin Attributes - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
17 Schematic Review Checklist (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design - Schematic Review Checklist - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
18 Custom board schematics self-review (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM620-Q1 / AM625-Q1 Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design - Custom board schematics self-review - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
19 Schematics review checklists (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM62D-Q1 / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design - Schematics review checklists - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
20 Processor Functioning, Peripherals and Interface Bootmode implementation without buffers (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM644x / AM243x / AM62A / AM62P - Bootmode implementation without buffers - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
21 Bootmode implementation with buffers (28) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM644x / AM243x / AM62A / AM62P - Bootmode implementation with buffers - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
22 Ferrite (power supply filter) (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 Custom board hardware design – Ferrite (power supply filter) recommendations for SoC supply rails - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
23 VPP  (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Queries regarding VPP eFuse programming power supply selection and application - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
24 Power sequencing between SOC (Processor) and the Attached devices (Fail-safe) (+) [FAQ] AM625/AM623 Custom board hardware design – Power sequencing between SOC (Processor) and the Attached devices (Fail-safe) - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
25 Processor power-sequencing requirements for power-up and power-down (+) [FAQ] AM625/AM623 Custom board hardware design – Processor power-sequencing requirements for power-up and power-down - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
26 Crystal selection (10) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Queries regarding Crystal selection - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
27 LFOSC usage in the device (+) [FAQ] AM625: LFOSC usage in the device - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
28 I2C (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – I2C interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
29 Internal pull registers of MCU_I2C0 and WKUP_I2C0 (+) [FAQ] AM62A7-Q1: Internal pull registers of MCU_I2C0 and WKUP_I2C0 - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
30 USB2.0 [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – USB2.0 interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
31 OLDI (Open LVDS Display Interface) capabilities (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM62P Custom board hardware design – OLDI (Open LVDS Display Interface) capabilities - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
32 DPI (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Display Parallel Interface (DPI) 24-bit RGB - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
33 EXTINTn pin pullup connection (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1/ AM620-Q1 / AM62A7 / AM62A3 / AM62P / AM62P-Q1 Custom board hardware design – EXTINTn pin pullup connection - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
34 Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – OSPI/QSPI MEMORY Interface (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – OSPI/QSPI MEMORY Interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
35 Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – DDR4 / LPDDR4 MEMORY Interface (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – DDR4 / LPDDR4 MEMORY Interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
36 Common design Errors / Recommendations – SK Schematics Design Update Note (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A Common design Errors / Recommendations with Custom board hardware design – SK Schematics Design Update Note - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
37 Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – eMMC MEMORY Interface (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – eMMC MEMORY Interface - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
38 Package ALW contact pressure specification for thermopad [FAQ] RE: AM623: Package ALW contact pressure specification for thermopad - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
39 Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – SOC Unused peripherals and IOs (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Custom board hardware design – SOC Unused peripherals and IOs - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
40 Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Circuit Optimization of Custom board hardware design (15) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A Design Recommendations / Commonly Observed Errors during Circuit Optimization of Custom board hardware design - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
41 How to handle Used / Unused Pins / Peripherals? (e.g. GPIOs, SERDES, USB, CSI, MMC (eMMC, SD-card), CSI, OLDI, DSI, .....) (+) [FAQ] AM62x, AM64x, AM243x, Custom board hardware design – How to handle Used / Unused Pins / Peripherals ? (e.g. GPIOs, SERDES, USB, CSI, MMC (eMMC, SD-card), CSI, OLDI, DSI, .....) - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
42 CSI-2 capabilities (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM62A / AM62P Custom board hardware design – CSI-2 capabilities - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
43 VTM (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – VTM - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
44 Board bring up tips for Sitara devices (+) [FAQ] Board bring up tips for Sitara devices (AM64x,AM243x, AM62x, AM62Ax, AM62Px) - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
45 TMUX1308-Q1: EN and Control inputs termination - AM62P, AM62A use case (11) [FAQ] TMUX1308-Q1: EN and Control inputs termination - AM62P, AM62A use case - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
46 JTAG (11) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 / AM62A7 / AM62A3 / AM62P / AM62P-Q1/ AM6442 / AM2432 Custom board hardware design – JTAG - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
47 POK VMON Design Recommendations (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – POK VMON - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
48 CAP_VDDSx Design Recommendations (21) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – CAP_VDDSx CAP_VDDS - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
49 SoC ROC Design Recommendations (21) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – SOC ROC Recommended Operating Condition - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
50 Using DDR IBIS Models (+) [FAQ] Using DDR IBIS Models for AM64x, AM62x, AM62Ax, AM62Px - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
51 S-parameter and IBIS model of IO-buffer (24) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 / AM62A7 / AM62A3 / AM62P / AM62P-Q1/ AM6442 / AM2432 Custom board hardware design – S-parameter and IBIS model of IO-buffer - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
52 Partial IO LPM support (24) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 / AM62A7 / AM62A3 / AM62P / AM62P-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Partial IO LPM support - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
53 SK and EVM EXT_REFCLK1 CLKOUT0 use case and configuration (24) [FAQ] AM6422: SK and EVM EXT_REFCLK1 CLKOUT0 use case and configuration - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
54 IBIS Model Inquiry (+) [FAQ] AM62A1-Q1: IBIS Model Inquiry - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
55 Starter kit / EVM variants and Key components list (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design - Starter kit / EVM variants and Key components list - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
56 Dynamic Voltage Scaling (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – Dynamic Voltage Scaling - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
57 Package parameter description (+) [FAQ] AM625: Package parameter description - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
58 Why is MMC1 powered by two different voltage supplies, VDDSHV0 and VDDSHV5? (+) [FAQ] AM62A7: Why is MMC1 powered by two different voltage supplies, VDDSHV0 and VDDSHV5? - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
59 How to connect the pin net VDDSHV4, VDDSHV5, and VDDSHV6 if SD card is not used (+) [FAQ] AM62A7-Q1: how to connect the pin net VDDSHV4, VDDSHV5, and VDDSHV6 if SD card is not used - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
60 Queries regarding MCU_OSC0 Start-up Time (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Queries regarding MCU_OSC0 Start-up Time - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
61 SD card (MMC1) VDD power supply (+) [FAQ] AM625: SD card (MMC1) VDD power supply - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
62 Connection recommendations for RSVD pins (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM625-Q1 / AM620-Q1 Custom board hardware design – Connection recommendations for RSVD pins - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
63 Common queries for PMIC TPS65219 (17) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM625SIP / AM620-Q1 / AM625-Q1 Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – common queries for PMIC TPS65219 - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
64 List of errors observed during customer schematics review (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM62D-Q1 / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design - List of errors observed during customer schematics review - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
65 I/O Drive Strength Configuration for SDIO and LVCMOS (17) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM62D-Q1 / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design - I/O Drive Strength Configuration for SDIO and LVCMOS - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
66 Queries related to Residual Voltage and Detection (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62D-Q1 / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design – Queries related to Residual Voltage and Detection - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
67 Queries related to passive components values, tolerance, voltage rating (+) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design - Queries related to passive components values, tolerance, voltage rating - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums
68 Queries related to SysConfig-PinMux IOSET and Voltage Conflict (17) [FAQ] AM625 / AM623 / AM62A / AM62P / AM62D-Q1 / AM64x / AM243x Design Recommendations / Custom board hardware design - Queries related to SysConfig-PinMux IOSET and Voltage Conflict - Processors forum - Processors - TI E2E support forums

Note: 

FAQs Highlighted (in yellow) are generic and can be used for AM62x processor family

Regards,

Lavanya M R.